Onychomycosis in Icelandic children

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 796-799

  Sigurgeirsson, B ^a,c   Kristinsson, K G ^a   Jonasson, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c Hudlaeknastodin ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Laboratory diagnosis; Onychomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENDER; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SAMPLE; SOCIAL SECURITY; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33746272219     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01631.x     Document Type: Article

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